The document provides guidelines for designing an effective magazine cover and contents page. It recommends placing the masthead behind the central image but ensuring it is still readable. The cover lines and slogans should draw the reader in using persuasive language. The central image should be relatable to the target audience. Contact information belongs on the contents page for relevance. Regular and special features headings help readers understand what to expect in each issue.

1. PRELIMINARY TASK

2. Masthead- placed slightly
behind the image but is still
readable. Follows conventions
and is biggest thing on the
cover
Mode of address
Directly address with the
question. Also says words like
‘YOUR’ and ‘MEET’- makes the
reader feel like they’re being
directly addressed
Buzz word- ‘Exclusive’
persuading to buy as it
seems it is the only
magazine to cover this story
Central Image- Picture of a student,
relatable. Also the colour of her shirt
matches the colour of the masthead,
typical conventions- matching colours.

3. Masthead- placed behind the image which leaves a large part of it unreadable,
but it is obviously a well-recognised brand as people can still recognise. It
follows the conventions of magazine, it being the biggest thing on the page.
Cover lines- Slogan- ‘your exclusive
Second biggest, guide to everything hip, hot
following typical & happening’ draws the
conventions viewer in with alliteration
and ‘exclusive’ – it is brand
new information just in this
magazine.
Central Image- A student,
relatable to the target
audience
Colour- main
titles are in the
same green Anchorage- the
colour, less splatter of paint,
important relates to the
titles/articles in paintballing text
white
Pug- ‘the secret’
entices reader and
makes them feel as if
they’re getting in on a
secret

4. Contact information is
placed on the contents
page as this is the most
relevant place, the Placed carefully to
contact information is draw attention to
needed so that the the page, bright
audience can submit vibrant colours of
their input and give the sun lotion,
feedback back to the more attractive
magazine.
Recycled paper logos: I
think these magazines
have included the recycled
logos Regulars & Special
as education institutes are features sub-
big promoters of recycling headings: The two
and how to make the separate sub-headings
world a better place, these are important to
logos help with there determine what the
promotion to make the audience could expect
world a better place, one in every issue of the
example of this being magazine and what is
recycling paper. a one off article

5. Welcome note which
is used as an
introduction wrote
by the editor giving
an insight into a few
of the main articles
inside the magazine,
this is a good idea as
it gives our warmth
to the reader and
makes them feel
more involved.